The federal tax code plays a significant role in protecting open space. Landowners who donate conservation easements that protect land in perpetuity may be eligible for a federal income tax […]
Vermont Law School has partnered with the Center for Food Safety’s BEE Protective Campaign, making it the first higher-education campus in the country to earn official neonicotinoid pesticide-free designation. “Honey bees […]
SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt., Aug. 13, 2014—The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) has announced its first annual White River Environmental Law Writing Competition, open to law students across the country […]
Released Monday and available online, “Rising Temps and Emerging Threats: The Intersection of Climate Change and National Security in the 21st Century” is a compilation of scholarship and remarks […]
Cooper’s paper presents a historical analysis of the 50-year debate over nuclear safety that highlights three persistent problems, the flawed organizational structure of safety regulation, the continuing operational challenges confronting […]
The student-driven, day-long conference, “Eco-Equity—The Crossroads Between Cultural Diversity and Environmentalism,” will include five panels: “Indigenous Rights and the Environment,” “Developing Natural Resources,” “Industrialization and Waste Management,” “Civil Rights and […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the U.S.-China Partnership for Environmental Law at Vermont Law School a $700,000 grant extension, increasing the total grant award to $6.8 […]
The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) at Vermont Law has developed an online research site for use by anyone interested in sustainable food and agriculture, the most recent […]
Veterans Week will begin Monday, Nov. 10, with an observance in front of Debevoise Hall followed by keynote addresses in Chase Community Center. VLS guest 1st Lt. Mike Heaney, U.S. […]
Titled "Seeds of Change: GMOs and Vermont’s Labeling Law," Shiva’s lecture is sponsored by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at VLS in support of the Vermont Right to […]